Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Halls Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Halls Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Halls Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Halls Corner: Halls Cor. (or less commonly used: Halls Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Halls Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Halls Corner may originally have been Hall's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Halls Corner might be written as Hall Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halls Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halls Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Halls Corner is located in Wyoming County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.
Below are the counties that are near Halls Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Corner:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Halls Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Varysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Smiths Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- North Java
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Wiscoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Hume
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Houghton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caneadea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rushford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Swain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <2>
- Oramel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- West Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Belfast
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Yorkshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Delevan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Dutchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Protection
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Williston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Alden Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Crittenden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Town Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Billington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- East Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elma Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elma Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Pavilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Pavilion Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Sawens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Pine Tavern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Leicester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Cuylerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Mount Morris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Craigs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Nunda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Geneseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Kysorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Mumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Garbutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Riga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Churchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- South Barre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- West Barre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Corner.
Cemeteries Near Halls Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Halls Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharp District Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warsaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Attica Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Wilcox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Gainesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Halls Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Wethersfield Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wethersfield Springs is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield Springs
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Glen is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Oatka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oatka is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatka
- Saltvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Varysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake Junction is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Junction
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sierks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sierks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierks
- North Java
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Corner.
Newspapers Published in Halls Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Halls Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Orleans County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halls Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |